tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post3459182902037578595..comments2015-07-28T07:16:01.017-05:00Comments on On the Wine Trail in Italy: Do Americans love and drink Italian wines more than Italians?Alfonso Cevolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16983431475848714789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-52254386775756444792014-06-23T14:07:28.349-05:002014-06-23T14:07:28.349-05:00when I first traveled to Italy as a student 1987, ...when I first traveled to Italy as a student 1987, my Italian peers all preferred beer over wine and rarely drank wine. Today, like me, they are in the 40s. And while some have come to appreciate fine wine, I can say, anecdotally, that few of them drink on a regular basis. If the trend continues, their children won&#39;t drink wine either. <br /><br />Great post, Alfonso, with a lot of great insights (on both sides of the Atlantic)Do Bianchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744434741371288465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-66971161785549738692014-06-23T11:14:13.540-05:002014-06-23T11:14:13.540-05:00Sometimes when you are too close to a thing. You f...Sometimes when you are too close to a thing. You fail to appreciate it fully. Americans admire the wines from Italy because it is something that we lack in America. Gary Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-10725377497425950282014-06-21T15:17:11.811-05:002014-06-21T15:17:11.811-05:00Interesting take, Alfonso. As an American, I have ...Interesting take, Alfonso. As an American, I have to admit that I&#39;m not too disappointed if this is in fact the case, because it has really improved the breadth of the export market to the U.S. in the past decade. As just one example, think about all the wines from Etna (or more broadly, Sicily) that you can easily access here in the states that would have been unavailable (if not totally unknown) as recently as 2000.<br /><br />Bob HughesBob Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216454223193577601noreply@blogger.com